He said, “Although the aircraft conducted successful Surkhet-Kathmandu test flight, it is still to receive its report.”

Senior officer Bidhya Shah said that the aircraft made the flight at 11 am from Surkhet. Shah said probably Surkhet-Kathmandu regular flight would begin from April 14.

Locals of Karnali province had demanded with provincial government for operation of Surkhet-Kathmandu flight. Keeping the demand of Karnali province locals in mind, Chief Minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi drew the attention of the federal government for the same as well as held meetings with private airlines companies.